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Rolex¹

  • /ˈɹəʊlɛks/ UK

Sounds like rolex

Where it comes from

Coined ex nihilo by German watchmaker Hans Wilsdorf in 1908 as a trade name. Wildorf later explained: "I tried combining the letters of the alphabet in every possible way. This gave me some hundred names, but none of them felt quite right. One morning, while riding on the upper deck of a horse-drawn omnibus along Cheapside in the City of London, a genie whispered ‘Rolex’ in my ear."

noun Rolexes

  1. A luxury wristwatch produced by the brand Rolex SA. He pulled up his sleeve and there on his scrawny arm hung a Rolex the size of Big Ben.

rolex²

  • /ˈɹəʊlɛks/ UK

Sounds like Rolex

Where it comes from

Blend of rolled + eggs. The name rolex comes from its method of preparation, with the chapati and the egg omelette rolled together.

noun rolexes

  1. Uganda An omelette served inside a chapati. Rolex is a chapati roll with fried eggs stuffed in, accompanied with fresh vegetable salad.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: superbrand, porsche, luxury, rolls-royce, superluxury, status symbol, trophy, megabrand, royalty, brand, status, big name, rodeo drive, poshocracy, lord, king

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noun luxury wristwatch

中文勞力士 /劳力士 Láolìshì

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"rolex." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/rolex. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

rolex. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/rolex

Chicago

"rolex." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/rolex.

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@misc{rolex_2026,
  title = {rolex},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rolex},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}